U.S. Success With Armed KC-130J Could Spark Foreign Interest

Credit: USMC Cpl. Samantha Arrington
A new U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J outfitted with a precision-guided weapon and deployed in Afghanistan seems to be proving its worth, scoring multiple Taliban kills. Only days into its deployment last year, the so-called Harvest Hawk system detected three improvised explosive devices (IED) and scored...

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